Headrest

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11801783-B2
Application number	US-202217647178-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 6, 2022
Priority date	Jan 6, 2021
Publication date	Oct 31, 2023
Grant date	Oct 31, 2023

Abstract

A headrest for a vehicle seat may have a first component constructed of an expanded polypropylene material. The first component may have a covering applied to at least a portion thereof. The headrest may also have a second component constructed of the expanded polypropylene material. The second component may have a front portion with a complementary shape to the first component and may least partially interface with the first component. The second component may have a coating disposed on at least a portion thereof.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A headrest for a vehicle, comprising:
at least one component configured to support a head of an occupant, wherein the at least one component is formed of an expanded polypropylene material; and
a covering wrapped around at least a portion of the at least one component, wherein an attachment of the covering to the at least one component is at least partially embedded into the expanded polypropylene material of the at least one component so that it is hidden from view.

2. The headrest according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one component includes a core having a front portion, a rear portion, an upper portion, a lower portion, and a pair of side portions.

3. The headrest according to claim 2 , wherein the front portion further includes a concave region formed therein.

4. The headrest according to claim 2 , further comprising a cushioning member disposed on the front portion of the at least one component.

5. The headrest according to claim 2 , wherein the rear portion includes a plurality of facets formed therein.

6. The headrest according to claim 2 , wherein the rear portion includes a pair of first facets, a pair of second facets, and a third facet, wherein each of the second facets connected to a respective one of the first facets, and wherein the third facet is connected to the second facets.

7. The headrest according to claim 1 , wherein the covering is formed of at least of a fabric material, a leather material, a man-made material, and a natural material and wherein the covering has two J-shaped end portions embedded in the at least one component.

8. The headrest according to claim 1 , further comprising another covering disposed on a remaining portion of the at least one component.

9. The headrest according to claim 1 , further comprising a guide structure disposed in the at least one component for coupled to a seat back assembly of the vehicle.

10. A headrest for a vehicle, comprising:
a first component configured to support a head of an occupant; and
a second component configured to cooperate with the first component,
wherein at least one of the first component and the second component is formed of an expanded polypropylene material,
wherein an attachment of a covering, said covering extending at least partially about the first component, is at least partially embedded in the first component, and
wherein said first component at least partially nests with the second component.

11. The headrest according to claim 10 , wherein at least one of the first component and the second component includes a core having a front portion, a rear portion, an upper portion, a lower portion, and a pair of side portions.

12. The headrest according to claim 11 , wherein the front portion of the first component further includes a concave region formed therein.

13. The headrest according to claim 11 , further comprising a cushioning member disposed on the front portion of the first component.

14. The headrest according to claim 10 , further comprising a covering wrapped around at least a portion of the first component, wherein an attachment of the covering to the first component is hidden from view by a portion of the second component.

15. The headrest according to claim 14 , further comprising another covering disposed on a portion of the second component.

16. The headrest according to claim 15 , wherein the covering disposed on the portion of the second component is at least one of a coating and a film.

17. The headrest according to claim 10 , further comprising a guide structure disposed in at least one of the first component and the second component, wherein the guide structure is configured to couple the headrest to a seat back assembly of the vehicle.

18. A headrest for a vehicle, comprising:
a first component includes a first core having a first portion and an opposite second portion, wherein the first portion includes a concave region, and wherein a covering is applied over at least the concave region; and
a second component includes a second core having a first portion and an opposite second portion, wherein a rear portion of the first component nests within a recessed front portion of the second component, wherein the second portion of the second component has a coating disposed thereon, and wherein at least one of the first component and the second component is formed from an expanded polypropylene material,
and wherein a portion of the covering is at least partially embedded in the polypropylene material of the first component.

Assignees

• Adient Us Llc

Inventors

• Soliven Reinier
• Gomez John
• Gasko Joseph
• Biebel James

Classifications

• B60N2/80 Primary

  Head-rests · CPC title

• B60N2002/899

  characterised by structural or mechanical details not otherwise provided for · CPC title

• B60N2/5816 Primary

  attachments thereof · CPC title

• B60N2/809

  vertically slidable · CPC title

• B60N2/6009

  covering more than only the seat · CPC title